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Lexicon :: Strong's H2457 - ḥel'â

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חֶלְאָה
Transliteration
ḥel'â
Pronunciation
khel-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 649a

Strong’s Definitions

חֶלְאָה chelʼâh, khel-aw'; from H2456; properly, disease; hence, rust:—scum.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H2457 in the following manner: scum (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H2457 in the following manner: scum (5x).

  1. rust, scum

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֶלְאָה chelʼâh, khel-aw'; from H2456; properly, disease; hence, rust:—scum.
STRONGS H2457: Abbreviations
† I. [חֶלְאָה] noun feminine rust (perhaps as filth see above) — חֶלְאָתָהּ Ezekiel 24:6, 12 + Ezekiel 24:11; Ezekiel 24:12 (strike out Co internal grounds) + Ezekiel 24:6 חֶלְאָתָהֿ (compare Ges§ 91, 1; R. 2) rust on metal pot, symbol of impurity of Jerusalem.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezekiel

24:6; 24:6; 24:11; 24:12; 24:12

H2457

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Strong's Number H2457 matches the Hebrew חֶלְאָה (ḥel'â),
which occurs 5 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:6 - ‘Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:

“Woe to the bloody city,
To the pot whose scum is in it,
And whose scum is not gone from it!
Bring it out piece by piece,
On which no lot has fallen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:11 - “Then set the pot empty on the coals,
That it may become hot and its bronze may burn,
That its filthiness may be melted in it,
That its scum may be consumed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:12 - She has grown weary with lies,
And her great scum has not gone from her.
Let her scum be in the fire!
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